A London investment bank faced a dramatic IT mishap this week after a code change led to the system mistakenly dispatching two billion error alert emails overnight, causing a major disruption in operations and prompting a late-night scramble by engineering staff to stem the tide.
Cybersecurity researchers are pioneering new approaches to defend Windows PCs against ransomware, presenting early results that suggest so-called “malware vaccines” could proactively block some of the most persistent cyber threats. At a leading security conference in The Hague, experts demonstrated how code that mimics signs of existing infections might discourage ransomware from striking in the…
A self-proclaimed automobile geek in Delhi received widespread attention this week when he acquired one of the rare Mahindra BE6 Batman Edition cars, turning a long-time dream into reality. With only 999 units made available across India, this Batman-themed vehicle quickly became a symbol of exclusivity and geek pride among fans of both high-tech automobiles…
A pair of University of Washington computer science students, participating in Y Combinator’s summer 2025 batch, have publicly launched Meteor: a new AI-powered web browser that automates online tasks as a personal assistant. Meteor promises to reshape the way people interact with the web by leveraging generative AI to handle everything from scheduling to online…
An original Apple-1 computer, housed in its rare ByteShop-style wooden case and once owned by a pioneering woman in law, has fetched $475,000 in a recent auction.
The U.S. government has reached a high-profile agreement with China to keep TikTok operational in the United States, ending months of uncertainty over the app’s future. The deal, brokered amid ongoing debates about national security and data privacy, comes just as a previously set deadline for TikTok’s divestment loomed.
Gemini, an AI assistant app developed by Google, has overtaken ChatGPT on the App Store following the launch of its Nano Banana AI model, driving a remarkable 45% surge in downloads. This rapid success signals a new phase in the mobile AI landscape, characterized by lighter, faster, and more privacy-focused tools.
A new digital craze has swept across social media platforms today with the emergence of the “Nano Banana” figurine, a hyper-realistic 3D image trend created using Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image tool. From pop idols to personal pets, users are generating lifelike collectible avatars in seconds, propelling this AI tool into the mainstream as the…
Bluesky and Mastodon have emerged as leading examples of the “next-generation” social web: networks that, as open source decentralized platforms, give users greater control over their data and community experience while rejecting the all-powerful, ad-driven model of conventional platforms. Yet the two services take notably different paths to that goal. Here’s why we think Bluesky…
Nearly $10 million has been raised in the presale for Bitcoin Hyper, the new Layer-2 technology aiming to upgrade Bitcoin’s capabilities for a multichain world. This rapid pace of investment hints at widespread interest in its features which could reshape the crypto market.
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